3.2% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Vermont South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Vermont South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has become far more common in Vermont South, with 32.5% of the workforce now doing so. This shift is much higher than the national figure of 21%. While the area is well-connected by public transport, most residents still rely on cars for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here are without a car, at just 3.2%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households own two vehicles, accounting for 46.2% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Vermont South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A large number of people work from home, which is far above the national average. For those who do travel, 46.6% drive as the main driver, while only 2.3% use public transport to get to work.
32.5% ▲ +619.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -56.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Vermont South has a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar areas. While weekly departures are well above the Victorian average, the transit time to the city is much higher than most areas at 78 minutes.
51
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.27
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,791.0
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
15
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,629
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
110,624
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
78
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The area is convenient for pedestrians, with a short 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. Driving to the city is also relatively quick, taking about 22 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
22
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Vermont South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22628/vermont-south/topic/transport